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The Raleigh Hotel, Washington, D.C. – Vintage Print

The Raleigh Hotel, Washington, D.C., [between 1909 and 1923] — historic photograph
The Raleigh Hotel, Washington, D.C., [between 1909 and 1923]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures The Raleigh Hotel, Washington, D.C. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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The Raleigh Hotel, Washington, D.C.

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The Raleigh Hotel in Washington, D.C., stood at Pennsylvania Avenue and 12th Street NW, a short walk from the White House, and this glass negative records it in the years before the building was rebuilt. The National Photo Company, which made and kept this negative, photographed Washington streets and landmarks for sale to visitors and residents in the early twentieth century. The date is an estimate based on neighboring negatives, and the surface shows streaks and blemishes from the aging of the original coating, which lends the image a soft, weathered character.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1923]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller
GenreGlass negatives.
NotesTitle from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch four.
SourceLibrary of Congress, National Photo Company Collection
Original scan4,373 × 6,027 px · prints to 15 × 20 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-NPC-248225

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